YouTube live FAQs

You do not need start and stop buttons in the Stream now live dashboard to start streaming. Send content from your encoding software and you’ll go live instantly. When you’re done, stop streaming in your encoder and you’ll go offline. Everything is done in your encoder.

Yes. You can update anything in the Basic Info, Monetization, and Cards tab when you’re live. New viewers will see the changes instantly and existing viewers will see the change when they refresh your stream.

If your live stream ingestion is struggling, it may be due to a misconfigured DNS sending the stream to a distant geographical location. Follow the instructions for Google Public DNS to configure your network.